https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/issues/846#note_6161
@Keyop I presume you want this for indexed mode? 
Currently, DDMsgReader doesn't show progress for this newscan when using indexed mode, but I can add that. For me though, the indexed menu comes up basically instantaneously. Do you have a lot of sub-boards on your BBS?
When not using indexed mode though, DDMsgReader does show progress for this scan:

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* Origin: Vertrauen - [vert/cvs/bbs].synchro.net (1:103/705)